Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse vs The Matrix

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 8.2/10 for The Matrix). The Matrix is the shorter watch at 2h 16m compared with 2h 20m. The Matrix is the older of the two (1999 against 2023). Both are action, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse posterSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse2023 VS The Matrix posterThe Matrix1999
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-VerseThe Matrix
Audience score★ 8.3/10★ 8.2/10
Year20231999
Length2h 20m2h 16m
GenresAction, Adventure, Animation, Science FictionAction, Science Fiction
CountryUnited States of America–
DirectorJoaquim Dos Santos, Justin K. ThompsonLana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski
Main castShea Whigham, Oscar Isaac, Brian Tyree Henry, Issa Rae, Hailee SteinfeldRobert Taylor, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, Keanu Reeves

Synopsis

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters the Spider Society, a team of Spider-People charged with protecting the Multiverse’s very existence. But when the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles finds himself pitted against the other Spiders and must set out on his own to save those he loves most.

The Matrix

Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth.

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